Jul 2, 2014

Before the end of this year, Japanese mobile phone maker Sony Mobile is expected to make official a new flagship Android-based smartphone, in the form of Xperia Z3, and it seems that a mini version of the device will also emerge online.

Sony has already released a similar variant of its Xperia Z1 handset, although Xperia Z2, the current flagship from the company, has not received a similar treatment. However, it appears that Xperia Z3 will be accompanied on the market by a smaller variant, one that would feature high-end hardware specifications, word has it. The phone has been rumored a few times before, yet no details on what it might have to offer have been provided as of now. Today, however, a tweet coming from DooMLoRD appears meant to reveal the mystery, offering a glimpse of some of the main hardware specifications that the upcoming device will arrive on shelves with. According to it, the mobile phone will sport model number D580x and will be called either Xperia Z3 mini or Xperia Z3 Compact. Most probably, Sony will go for the latter, so as to maintain tradition.

Moreover, the aforementioned tweet also unveils the fact that the upcoming mobile phone will sport a 4.5-inch touchscreen display, most probably capable of delivering a full HD resolution, the same as the Xperia Z1 Compact did before it. The yet unannounced mobile phone is also expected to be powered by a 2.5GHz quad-core Snapdragon 801 processor, which will be accompanied by Adreno 330 graphics and 2GB of RAM, said leaked info unveils. While other mobile phone makers out there have launched mini flavors of their high-end devices with downgraded hardware specs inside, Sony decided to pack its model with the full set of specs that the flagship smartphone included, and Xperia Z3 Compact will not be different, it seems. In fact, said tweet also unveils that the smartphone is expected to become available with a 20.7-megapixel camera on the back, most probably capable of recording videos in 4K resolution, as well as with a 2.1MP front camera for making video calls while on the go.

A leaked screenshot supposedly coming from the smartphone also unveils that Sony is currently testing it with the Android 4.4.2 KitKat platform loaded on top, though we might see it featuring a newer flavor of the mobile operating system at launch. No official confirmation on the Xperia Z3 Compact has been provided as of now, but specifics on it might emerge before the end of the summer, so keep an eye on this space for additional details.